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Posted by cybercat on July 24, 2007, 8:33 pm
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> Are you scoring the joint with a sharp boxcutter before you start with the
> putty knife?
Sure didn't, but I will next time.
>Another trick, like tightening a frozen bolt to loosen it up, is to use a
>block and mallet to close the window tighter before you try to open it.
Interesting, I never thought of this for loosening bolts, either.
>In windows of that era, metal-on-metal galling and dried-up lubricant on
>the metal weatherstripping can sometimes bind it up as much as the paint in
>the cracks. Note that this sometimes requires access to the outside of the
>window, to tap the upper sash upward. (unless of course you can get the
>bottom half open, and reach the bottom of the outer frame from inside.)
>
You know I would love to avoid dealing with the outside of the windows, as
it will require a much taller ladder than I have--but it has occurred to me
that
I may need to do that. I will try the methods, probably easiest to hardest!
Thanks to all who contributed. Maybe by fall I can open my upstairs windows
to enjoy the breeze!
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